Archive for the ‘Nutrition’ Category

I am now more than half-way through the four-week Clean program. How do I feel? I feel … wait for it … clean. Honestly, I feel pretty phenomenal. The biggest changes that I have noticed are (i) my level of energy is extremely high; and (ii) I have a clarity of thought that I don’t […]

If there is one thing that I don’t have much of these days, it is time. The key for me is that I have to keep my routines in place and be extremely organized. So what in the world was I thinking when I signed up to do the Clean Program on top of everything else? […]

Have you heard of Clean by Alejandro Junger, M.D.? It is a book written by a doctor who completed his training in Internal Medicine at New York University Downtown Hospital and received his fellowship in cardiology at Lenox Hill Hospital, also in New York City. The Clean Program is designed to restore the body’s natural […]

I just finished a three day fruit fast. The fast is part of the 40 Days to Personal Revolution, a program put on by my yoga studio and based on the book of the same name by Baron Baptiste. During the last three days, I ate nothing but fruit. During the last three days, I drank […]

On St. Patrick’s Day, as a million people were making their way into Savannah for a gorgeous day of drinking and revelry, my husband and I … left town. Am I getting old or what??? I didn’t even give it a second thought. Instead, we drove to Charleston, to go to two of my favorite […]

When I was growing up, we would usually have some type of sandwich for Sunday night dinner. I love continuing that tradition; I guess because it reminds me of my childhood, it makes me happy. Often, we would have sloppy joes, which I have probably not had in 25 years. Given that it has been […]

I love soup (you probably know that). Tomato soup is my all-time favorite. When my brother and I were sick when we were kids, my mom would make us Campbell’s Tomato Soup. It became my comfort food. Until about my fourth decade, I would eat Campbell’s Tomato Soup at least three or four times a […]

This past week was cold, dreary and busy. In other words, it was the perfect time to make a big pot of soup to last throughout the week. I found this recipe for Crockpot Burrito Soup at Elly Says Opa and made a few adjustments. Here is the recipe as Elly has it: (serves 6) […]

There are many healthy living bloggers who daily document what they eat. I love to surf those sites at night, looking for new ideas for dinner. I could never blog consistently about my own daily diet as the amount of repetition is extremely high. However, I often get questions, being a vegetarian, about what and how much […]

Living in Savannah, I get asked about Paula Deen when I travel. I am not a fan of her food, but I have to respect her business acumen. She has done extremely well for herself and her family, and has also attracted people to Savannah. My husband loves banana bread. When we were last in […]